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In today's world, teens and pre-teens need to be "smart" consumers of media messages and this calls for the support of their teachers, parents and other trusted adults to help them make sense of what they are hearing and seeing. Media influence on young people may be direct and deliberate, such as advertisements that want them to become familiar with a particular brand. Or media influence may be indirect (though often still deliberate) such as sexualized images and content on...
Yum! Gummy bears, brownies and cookies are children's favorite treats, but when they are infused with marijuana, wrapped in appealing packaging and increasingly accessible, we are setting up a particularly dangerous situation. Did you know that in states where recreational marijuana has been legalized, the number of young kids coming to the hospital with acute cannabis-related symptoms is on the rise? In Massachusetts, calls to poison control related to kids and marijuana...
